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"The Power, the Sweep, the Spectacle of James Michener's Epic Desert Adventure!"

Duration

2h 07m

Release

2 Nov 1978

Country

United States

Language

English

Overview

This epic adventure-drama based on James Michener's best-selling novel concerns a young American embassy official who is sent into the Middle-Eastern desert to find the missing daughter of a US Senator. The young woman has left her husband, a Colonel in the Shadom - she was his number two wife - and has opted for the lifestyle of a nomadic tribe. When the diplomat locates the girl he joins the caravan and attempts to persuade the girl to return.

Plot

In 1948, at the U.S. embassy in Zadestan, a young diplomat is ordered to find the missing daughter of an influential U.S. Senator.

Cast

Anthony QuinnMichael SarrazinChristopher Lee

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 5.9/10

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Director

James Fargo

Writers

James A. MichenerNancy Voyles CrawfordThomas A. McMahon

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

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